Title |
Environmental footprints of Mediterranean versus Western dietary patterns: beyond the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet
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Published in |
Environmental Health, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-069x-12-118 |
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Authors |
Sara Sáez-Almendros, Biel Obrador, Anna Bach-Faig, Lluis Serra-Majem |
Abstract |
Dietary patterns can substantially vary the resource consumption and environmental impact of a given population. Dietary changes such as the increased consumption of vegetables and reduced consumption of animal products reduce the environmental footprint and thus the use of natural resources. The adherence of a given population to the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern (MDP) through the consumption of the food proportions and composition defined in the new Mediterranean Diet pyramid can thus not only influence human health but also the environment. The aim of the study was to analyze the sustainability of the MDP in the context of the Spanish population in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural land use, energy consumption and water consumption. Furthermore, we aimed to compare the current Spanish diet with the Mediterranean Diet and in comparison with the western dietary pattern, exemplified by the U.S.A. food pattern, in terms of their corresponding environmental footprints. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 12 | 29% |
United Kingdom | 7 | 17% |
United States | 3 | 7% |
Canada | 3 | 7% |
Australia | 2 | 5% |
Norway | 2 | 5% |
Italy | 2 | 5% |
Belgium | 1 | 2% |
South Africa | 1 | 2% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 6 | 15% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 29 | 71% |
Scientists | 8 | 20% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 7% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 2 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Norway | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Finland | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 499 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 75 | 15% |
Researcher | 67 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 62 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 58 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 4% |
Other | 76 | 15% |
Unknown | 149 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 75 | 15% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 54 | 11% |
Environmental Science | 46 | 9% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 9% |
Social Sciences | 26 | 5% |
Other | 85 | 17% |
Unknown | 174 | 34% |